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The bestselling biography of the Spitfire updated with a new chapter for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Hugely entertaining
An authoritative and comprehensive tribute to a unique aircraft.
A drama that cannot help take wing. The elements still excite the imagination and raise the heart.
Eclectic and entertaining
A wonderful book
Jonathan Glancey is well known as the former architecture and design correspondent of the Guardian and Independent newspapers. He is also a steam locomotive enthusiast and pilot. A frequent broadcaster, his books include Concorde, Harrier, Giants of Steam, the bestselling Spitfire: The Biography, Nagaland: A Journey to India's Forgotten Frontier, Tornado: 21st Century Steam, The Story of Architecture, The Train: An Illustrated History and The Journey Matters.